{"id":35668,"date":"2025-04-08T13:45:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T11:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/?p=35668"},"modified":"2025-04-08T13:45:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T11:45:52","slug":"uk-government-funding-319-zero-emission-buses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/news\/uk-government-funding-319-zero-emission-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"UK government funds 319 new zero emission buses around England"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UK government announces an investment of nearly \u00a338 million to bring 319 new zero emission buses on English roads. The funding has been allocated to <strong>12 successful local authorities<\/strong> across England \u2013 following bids to expand their zero emission bus fleets \u2013 and will see the buses entering operations by spring 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It comes as the\u00a0government made changes to the Zero Emission Vehicle (<abbr title=\"zero emissions vehicle\">ZEV<\/abbr>) Mandate yesterday, including increasing flexibility of the mandate up to 2030 and <strong>allowing hybrid vehicles to be sold until 2035<\/strong>, all with the aim of supporting\u00a0UK\u00a0electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, the DfT states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zero emission buses funded in England<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today (8 April 2025), the Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, will visit Hull to see how the funding will bring improved journeys for passengers and discuss how highly skilled engineering and construction jobs will be created locally as electric bus infrastructure is delivered.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the biggest winners are Nottinghamshire County Council, which will benefit from \u00a32.6 million to launch 42 new electric buses, Hull City Council, where \u00a33.9 million has been allocated to provide 42 vehicles and, above all, the <strong>West of England Combined Authority, which will receive nearly \u00a320 million for 160 buses<\/strong> (<strong>27 of the 160 vehicles will be repowered diesel buses<\/strong>, stated First Bus in a separate release).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This funding comes<strong> on top of the\u00a0Zero Emission Bus Regional Area 2 (<abbr title=\"Zero Emission Bus Regional Area 2\">ZEBRA 2<\/abbr>) programme<\/strong>, which has funded a further 995 zero emission buses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local Transport Minister, <strong>Simon Lightwood<\/strong>, said:\u00a0&#8220;I\u2019m thrilled to announce this \u00a338 million investment, which will deliver 319 new zero emission buses to communities across England by 2027. 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